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The influence of sighing respirations on infant lung function measured using multiple breath washout gas mixing techniquesThere is substantial interest in studying lung function in infants, to better understand the early life origins of chronic lung diseases such as asthma.
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The maturation of immune functions in pregnancy and early childhoodThis book chapter explains the maturation of immune functions during pregnancy & in early childhood, and addresses the importance of early environmental...
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Developing primary intervention strategies to prevent allergic diseaseAllergic diseases are a major cause of morbidity in the developed world, now affecting up to 40 % of the population with no evidence that this is abating.
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Dairy product consumption, dietary nutrient and energy density and associations with obesity in Australian adolescentsDairy intake is likely to influence dietary energy density (ED) and nutrient density (ND), which are factors representing aspects of dietary quality.
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Pregnancy outcomes of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis: A population-based cohort study for the period 1983-2007To examine fetal outcomes of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis.
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Engaging, supporting and working with children and families in Tasmania’s Child and Family CentresThe results showed that Tasmania's Child and Family Centres had a positive impact on parents' use and experiences of services and supports for young children.
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Management of invasive group A streptococcal infectionsInvasive group A streptococcal disease in children includes deep soft tissue infection, bacteraemia, bacteraemic pneumonia, meningitis and osteomyelitis
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In utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure and allergy riskThis review article examines the evidence of the impact of in utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure on allergy risk in childhood
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Early respiratory infection is associated with reduced spirometry in children with cystic fibrosisWe hypothesized that the presence of these markers of cystic fibrosis lung disease in the first 2 years of life would be associated with reduced lung...
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Vitamin D and immunityThe active form of vitamin D has an important role in calcium metabolism and in bone mineralisation, but the evidence for other health outcomes is mixed,...